Legal Opinion
Tobin v. Civil Service Commission
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 18, 1980No. Docket 78-4312PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDanhof, C.J.
In November 1977, responding to numerous requests under the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq. (FOIA), the defendant Michigan Department of Civil Service announced its intention to release to various labor organizations a list of the names and home addresses of the state’s approximately 63,000 employees in the classified civil service. The instant action was brought by five classified employees, claiming to represent the interests of all their colleagues in the classified service, seeking injunctive and declaratory relief.
The complaint asserted that the FOIA…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Chrysler Corp. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- King v. Director of the Midland County Department of Social ServicesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- Arnold v. EllisMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966
3Cited by6 opinions
- Tobin v. Civil Service CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- State Employees Ass'n v. Department of Management & BudgetMichigan Supreme Court · 1987
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mich. v. Insurance BureauMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- Dawkins v. Department of Civil ServiceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
- Dawkins v. Department of Civil ServiceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
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